Site Profiles: Interviewee Areas of Kosovo

Novo Brdo lies 22 KM southeast of Pristina. The municipality is the smallest, least populated in Kosovo. Bostan lies 1 KM from the town.

Security & Transportation
Some homes were burned in 1999- Albanian and Serbian. Due to Novo Brdo�s ethnic balance, there are few security concerns for minorities. Bostan residents have free access to Novo Brdo town. Transportation outside the area is problematic due to the area�s isolation, infrequent public transport and the ethnicities of passengers. Novo Brdo minorities can travel, without danger, as far south as Gornje Kusce (Gnjilane/ Gjilan Municipality ) and as far east as Slivovo.

Municipality officials are considering the establishment of a bus line connecting Novo Brdo and Gracanica.

Economy & Infrastructure
Some land is cultivated. Novo Brdo was the greatest mining area in SE Europe until the mines ran dry in the late-medieval age. Small-scale mining still exists; most facilities operate with a skeleton crew.

Some residents benefit from UNMIK social assistance. Novo Brdo has benefited from the IRC�s Village infrastructure programs.

Education
Bostan has a youth center and a primary school. Children attend secondary school in Novo Brdo town.

Demographic Information
Bostan is home to 44 Roma and 240 Serbs.